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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Slappna av i väntrummet : En studie om hur produktdesign kan stötta patienter i väntrummet innan en gynekologisk cellprovtagning / Relax in the Waiting Room : A Study on How Product Design Can Support Patients in the Waiting Room Before a Gynecological Pap Smear

Dahlgren, Ebba January 2023 (has links)
Att gå på en gynekologisk cellprovtagning är något flera kvinnor tycker är obekvämt. Det upplevs som ett oroligt och obehagligt möte. Studien undersöker därför följande frågeställning; Hur kan produktdesign stötta en stressad/oroad patient i ett väntrum inför en cellprovtagning? Syftet för studien är att förbättra kvinnors väntrums-upplevelser inom kvinnlig vård samt undersöka hur designmetoder och produktdesign kan bidra till framtagandet av en produkt som lindrar användarens stress och orosnivåer i väntrummet inför cellprovtagning. Studien förhåller sig till ett användarcentrerat förhållningssätt som riktar sig till att designa för användaren. Även co-design tillämpas där användaren och designern samarbetar under delar av designprocessen. Denna studies användare är kvinnor i åldern 23–30 år som gör sina första cellprovsbesök.  För att undersöka studiens frågeställning samlades kvalitativ information genom en expertintervju, intervjuer med användaren och workshops med användaren. Dessa metoder analyserades och resulterade i önskemål på fysiska attribut i produkten. Delar av önskemålen togs med i beslut senare i designprocessen. Användarnas problem definierades i metoden Problem Definition. De problem som användarna angav i Problem Definition var att komforten i väntrummet är bristande, väntetiden är oviss samt rastlöshet i väntrummet. Metoden Problem Definition blir studiens grundställning i designprocessen där beslut tas utifrån att lösa de nyssnämnda problemen. Designprocessen bestod främst utav brainstorming, brainwriting och två delar av skissande och prototypande där slutkonceptet framställdes. Studiens frågeställning besvaras genom framtagandet av en interaktiv stol. Stolen syftar till att höja komforten i väntrummet samt uppmuntra till interaktion med användaren och därmed bidra till minskad stress och oro. Interaktionen sker genom att användaren gungar eller vaggar upp och ner när den sitter ner och lutar sig bakåt i möbeln. Slutsatsen är att produktdesign kan stötta en stressad och oroad patient genom att göra denne bekväm, skapa komfort och distrahera från väntetiden i väntrummet. Slutprodukten kom fram till det ovan beskrivna, men fortsatta användartester, funktionstester etc krävs för att framta en stol fullt fungerande för sitt syfte. / Going for a gynecological pap smear is something many women find uncomfortable. It is experienced as an uneasy and unpleasant meeting. The study therefore examines the following question; How can product design support a stressed/anxious patient in a waiting room before a Pap test? The purpose of the study is to improve women’s waiting room experiences in women’s health care and to investigate how design methods and product design can contribute to the development of a product that relieves the user’s stress and anxiety levels in the waiting room before a Pap test. The study relates to a user-centered approach, which focuses on the user’s needs in the design process. Co-design is also applied where the user and the designer collaborate during parts of the design process. The users of this study are women aged 23–30, i.e., women who are attending their first pap smear test appointment. In order to investigate the study's question, qualitative information was gathered through an expert interview, interviews with the user and workshops with the user. These methods were analyzed and resulted in requests for physical attributes in the product. Parts of the requests were included in decisions later in the design process. The users’ problems were defined in the method Problem Definition. The problems that the users indicated during this method were; a lack of comfort in the waiting rooms, unclear waiting times, and restlessness in the waiting room. The Problem Definition method becomes the basis of the study in the design process where decisions are made based on solving the problems just mentioned. The design process mainly consisted of brainstorming, brainwriting and two parts of sketching and prototyping where the final concept was produced. The study’s question is answered through an interactive piece of furniture. The chair aims to increase comfort in the waiting room and encourage interaction with the user, thus reducing stress and anxiety. The interaction takes place by the user rocking the chair up and down while sitting down and leaning back in the chair.  The conclusion is that product design can support a stressed and anxious patient by making them comfortable, creating comfort and distracting from the waiting time in the waiting room. The final product resulted in what was described above, but further user tests, functional tests, etc. are required to produce a chair fully functional for its purpose.
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COLLEGE FEMALES' SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS

JENKINS, DANELLE N. 28 September 2005 (has links)
No description available.
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The Psychosocial Antecedents that Predict Women’s Failure to Meet Pap Test Screening National Recommendations

Mahas, Rachel January 2016 (has links)
No description available.
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Uncertain knowledge of a certain virus : human Papilloma virus and abnormal pap smears : an Internet survey of knowledge and beliefs among a university population in Hawaiʻi

Bertram, Cathy Cramer January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-137). / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / xi, 137 leaves, bound col. ill. 29 cm
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Εμβόλιο κατά του καρκίνου του τραχήλου της μήτρας

Κωστόπουλος, Νικόλαος 09 March 2011 (has links)
Η πρόληψη του καρκίνου του τραχήλου της μήτρας (ΚΤΜ) αποτελεί κυρίαρχη συνιστώσα της φροντίδας υγείας των γυναικών. Απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση για την πρόληψη του συγκεκριμένου καρκίνου είναι η εκτίμηση αναγκών υγείας του γυναικείου πληθυσμού, ιδιαίτερα στην Ελλάδα. Ο ΚΤΜ είναι κακοήθη νεοπλάσματα του τραχήλου της μήτρας ή του τραχήλου της περιοχής. Το τεστ Παπανικολάου μπορεί να εντοπίσει ενδεχομένως προκαρκινικές αλλαγές. Η θεραπεία των υψηλού βαθμού αλλαγών μπορεί να εμποδίσει την ανάπτυξη του καρκίνου. Στις ανεπτυγμένες χώρες, η διαδεδομένη χρήση των προγραμμάτων προσυμπτωματικού ελέγχου του τραχήλου της μήτρας έχει μειώσει την επίπτωση της διεισδυτικής του τραχήλου της μήτρας κατά 50% ή και περισσότερο. Μετά από μελέτες που διήρκησαν μία 20ετία αποδείχθηκε ότι υπάρχει αιτιολογική σχέση μεταξύ ΚΤΜ και του Ιού Ανθρωπίνων Θηλωμάτων. Ο Ιός των Ανθρωπίνων Θηλωμάτων είναι μέλος οικογένειας ιών που είναι ικανή να μολύνει. Τα εμβόλια κατά του HPV (Gardasil και Cervarix) εμποδίζoυν τη μόλυνση από τους HPV τύπους (16 και 18) που προκαλούν το 70% του ΚΤΜ και μπορούν να οδηγήσουν και σε περαιτέρω μειώσεις. Το εμβόλιο Gardasil ( Merck & Co ) είναι ένα εμβόλιο που έχει αποδειχθεί ότι αποτρέπει ορισμένους τύπους του ιού του HPV, ειδικότερα τους τύπους 16, 18, 6, και 11. Οι HPV τύποι 16 και 18 υπολογίζεται ότι προκαλούν το 70% του ΚΤΜ και είναι υπεύθυνες και για τον καρκίνο πρωκτού , του αιδοίου , του κόλπου και του πέους. Οι τύποι 6 και 11, υπολογίζεται ότι προκαλούν το 90% των περιπτώσεων των γεννητικών κονδυλωμάτων . Το Gardasil προλαμβάνει λοιμώξεις του ιού HPV, αλλά δεν αντιμετωπίζει υπάρχουσα λοίμωξη. Ως εκ τούτου, για να είναι αποτελεσματικός ο εμβολιασμός, πρέπει να δοθεί πριν από τη λοίμωξη. Το Cervarix (GlaxoSmithKline) είναι ένα εμβόλιο κατά ορισμένων μορφών καρκίνου που προκαλεί ο HPV. Το Cervarix έχει σχεδιαστεί για την πρόληψη της λοίμωξης από τους HPV τύπους 16 και 18, που προκαλούν περίπου το 70% του ΚΤΜ. Αυτοί οι τύποι επίσης μπορεί να προκαλέσουν και κάποια άλλα είδη καρκίνων, όπως των γεννητικών οργάνων και ορισμένων στοματοφαρυγγικών καρκίνων. Επιπλέον, κάποια διασταυρούμενη αντίδραση προστασίας από στελέχη του ιού 45 και 31 έχει αποδειχθεί σε κλινικές δοκιμές με τη χρήση του Cervarix. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η εκτίμηση αναγκών υγείας για την πρόληψη του ΚΤΜ στο γυναικείο πληθυσμό που διαμένει στην Πάτρα και στον Πύργο. Επιμέρους στόχοι είναι η καταγραφή της συμμετοχής των γυναικών στον εμβολιασμό κατά του ΚΤΜ και η διερεύνηση παραγόντων που επηρεάζουν τη συμμετοχή τους. Ο σχεδιασμός ολοκληρωμένου προγράμματος πρόληψης με τον εμβολιασμό κατά του ΚΤΜ είναι εφικτός και βασίζεται στην εχέμυθη σχέση ασθενούς και γιατρού. / The prevention of cervical cancer constitutes a main component of women’s health care. A necessary precondition for this prevention is the health needs assessment of the female population, especially in Greece. Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. Pap smear screening can identify potentially precancerous changes. Treatment of high grade changes can prevent the development of cancer. In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a necessary factor in the development of almost all cases of cervical cancer. After 20 years studies, the relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) was proved. A HPV is a member of the papillomavirus family of viruses that is capable of infecting humans. HPV vaccines (Cervarix and Gardasil), which prevent infection with the HPV types (16 and 18) that cause 70% of cervical cancer, may lead to further decreases. Gardasil (Merck & Co.) is a vaccine proven to prevent certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11. HPV types 16 and 18 cause an estimated 70% of cervical cancers and are responsible for many anal, vulvar, vaginal, and penile cancer cases. HPV types 6 and 11 cause an estimated 90% of genital warts cases. Gardasil prevents HPV infections, but does not treat existing infection. Therefore, to be effective it must be given before HPV infection occurs. Cervarix is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is a vaccine against certain types of cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV). Cervarix is designed to prevent infection from HPV types 16 and 18 that cause about 70% of cervical cancer cases. These types also cause some other genital cancers and some oropharyngeal cancers. Additionally, some cross-reactive protection against virus strains 45 and 31 were shown in clinical trials. The purpose of this study is to assess health needs for cervical cancer prevention concerning the female population living in Patras and Pyrgos. Partial purposes are: to record women’s participation in HPV vaccines and look into the factors that affect this participation. The planning of a preventive project concerning HPV vaccines is feasible and is based on a perfect relationship and trust between patient and doctor.
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Utilization and attitudes to gynecological preventive care in Sweden : A case study of Polish immigrants

Loszewska, Zofia Olga January 2022 (has links)
This study examines the accessibility and barriers that Polish immigrants face in public gynecological care in Sweden and explains their attitudes towards and frequency of gynecological visits. To understand attitudes of the research group, the study explores their knowledge about basic gynecological health topics such as Pap and HPV tests, HPV infections and vaccinations. Qualitative ethnographic methods were used in this research. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 to 45-year old Polish women living in Stockholm, Sweden. Analysis was performed using descriptive and theoretical approaches. The results indicate several barriers to fully adapt to the Swedish healthcare system for Polish women. The barriers included the lack of understanding of how Swedish gynecological care works (division of specializations), problems in finding specialist care, an insufficient number of specialists, a lack of information in English or Polish, and a limited amount of knowledge among study participants about HPV tests and vaccinations. The adaptation of Polish immigrants to the Swedish system and their level of trust is influenced by their first experiences in Sweden, health literacy, experiences with the Polish private gynecological system, and the attitudes of partners and family with Swedish backgrounds or those who have long term experiences in Sweden.

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